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Biggest STI hotspots in the UK revealed by new research – does your area make the top 10?

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STI rates.It appears the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has soared in recent years, with 317,901 new diagnoses during the year 2020 alone.

Of the more common STIs in the UK these include chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts and gonorrhoea. READ MORE STD expert says you should never brush teeth two hours before or after oral sex Health experts at FROM MARS have analysed data to reveal the areas in England with the highest and lowest number of STI cases, as well as highlight where certain infections are more common across the country.

To find out the riskiest places to have casual sex in England, FROM MARS looked at each local authority and their diagnostic rates per 100,000 for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, genital warts and genital herpes.They then created a normalised score out of 10 to uncover which places are most at risk of catching an STI, with a score closer to 10 having the highest risk.Unfortunately for those who are based in the capital, the top 10 STI hotspots in the country are all in London, according to the research.Lambeth has the highest number of confirmed chlamydia cases in the country with 1,171 cases per 100,000 people.This is followed by Southwark with a STI score of 9.94.Hammersmith and Fulham have the highest number of genital warts cases in the country at 160.20 per 100,000 people.

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